Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-09
RAILROADS.
8. H. III. CLARK Here-The Missouri Pa
cifc-Omaha Washout.

8. II. H. CLARK Here Missouri Pa
ciflc-Omaha Washout.
General Manager Clark, of the Mis-
souri, Pacific. arrived in Omaha yesterday
morning. He occupies his special car
and is accompanied by Mrs. Clark. His
business here. as he stated last evening,
is of q general nature, although particu-
larly directed toward the new depot
which the company will soon erect on its
property between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. The steam shovel, which is at
work now, is tearing great scoops of
earth out of the high bank, and the dirt
is being taken to the vicinity of the round
house in constantly moving cars. The
area around the round house will be filled
high enough to prevent any danger of an
overflow and to give an excellent yard.
The plans of the depot, which will be
erected upon the site of the excavation,
are not entirely completed as yet; but it
cost not less than SIS, 900 and be of stone
and brick with terra Gotta trimmings.
1t is believed, too, that Mr.. Clark's
present visit has some connection with
the operation of the Belt Line. and that
some important improvements in the
operation of that line are to be made.
The statement was made yesterday that
he had also come here for the purpose Of
presenting proposition to the business
men for the construction of a road to
Yankton and even further north. This
was stated by Mr.. Clark last evening to
be erroneous, and so tar as he was in
formed, the Missouri Pacific had no
intention of extending its system north
ward.
wAsHOUT ON THE OMAHA.
A somewhat serious washout OF the
"a
Thursday night about six miles
above Blair caused by the rising of
a dry creek which was suddenly swollen
into a torrent by the heavy rainfall.
About 1000 feet of the track was dis
placed or carried away. As it was prac-
tically impossible during the heavy rain
and strong gusts OF wind to keep Ian
terms alight, the track inspector did not
go out. AS a consequence the first dis
freight train coming south. The engine
and seven cars were dltched. The fire.
man jumped and the engineer followed
him rs the locomotive ploughed into a
soft bank of mud and sand. No very ex-
pensive damage was done. Superintend-
ent Jaayres left yesterday morning for
scene of the washout and had not re-
night. He had the track in passable con-
dition, however, by the time the passen-
| ger train leaving in the afternoon had to
| 90 northward and the train due here in
| the evening arrived but few minutes
late.
UNION PACIFIC.
1t will be yet two weeks before General
| Manager Potter arrives. When he comes
back he will, among other things inquire
into the privilege OF the company under
| the Interstate commerce law as regards
courtesies to newspaper men who are.
| by reason of their positions on widely
| read papers, able to extend to the road
| compensating courtesies.
Mr.. Callaway's return is one OF the
uncertainties OF the future. He is by
this time, probably. in Alaska. His OBJ.
servatlons, OF that valuable posses
questionably be of considerable interest
A gentleman who has lived he
number of years, said yesterday: 'Ii
may be that Callaway's visit to Alasks
really means something which will an
tonish the world in the line of railroad
enterprise. 1t is an open secret thai
seven or eight years ago a plan for con
struction of railroad to Alaska wa:
Union Pacific, and pronounced, upor
careful examination, to be feasable. Th,
only troublesome question was, will i
payP The development OF the Alasks
gold fields and fisheries since then is be
lieved to have solved the query.
| NOTES.
The Omaha road will commence sooI
to erect new depot ut Florence, ON thu
new line.
James Flanagan, formerly section fore
man for the Omaha road at Blair, ha
been placed in charge of its Omaha yar'
in place of John Farrell. who has re
signed.
May 81, 1874, Loren and Inger Mari